Century Casinos (NASDAQ:CNTY – Get Free Report) and TH International (NASDAQ:THCH – Get Free Report) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings and analyst recommendations.
Volatility & Risk
Century Casinos has a beta of 1.66, suggesting that its share price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TH International has a beta of 0.48, suggesting that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Century Casinos and TH International, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Century Casinos | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| TH International | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
66.4% of Century Casinos shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.8% of TH International shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.0% of Century Casinos shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Century Casinos and TH International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Century Casinos | -9.62% | -3,789.52% | -4.93% |
| TH International | -42.55% | N/A | -22.27% |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Century Casinos and TH International”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Century Casinos | $580.95 million | 0.05 | -$61.42 million | ($1.93) | -0.55 |
| TH International | $188.21 million | 0.23 | -$62.13 million | ($2.24) | -0.58 |
Century Casinos has higher revenue and earnings than TH International. TH International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Century Casinos, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Century Casinos beats TH International on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Century Casinos
Century Casinos, Inc. operates as a casino entertainment company in the United States, Canada, and Poland. It develops and operates gaming establishments, as well as related lodging, restaurant, and horse racing including, off-track betting; and entertainment facilities. The company was founded in 1992 and is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
About TH International
TH International Limited operates Tim Hortons coffee shops in mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau. The company offers brewed tea, coffee, milk tea, lemonade, hot chocolate, and coffee drinks. It is also involved in franchise related business. The company is based in Shanghai, the People's Republic of China.
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